Clear Trail Advisors LLC Invests $4.59 Million in RTX Corporation $RTX

Clear Trail Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 25,044 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,593,000. RTX accounts for approximately 1.1% of Clear Trail Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 27th largest holding.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of RTX. Innova Wealth Partners grew its stake in RTX by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Innova Wealth Partners now owns 1,597 shares of the company’s stock worth $293,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. Zullo Investment Group Inc. raised its position in RTX by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Zullo Investment Group Inc. now owns 4,713 shares of the company’s stock valued at $789,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust raised its position in RTX by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 16,465 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,755,000 after purchasing an additional 57 shares in the last quarter. Uptick Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of RTX by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Uptick Partners LLC now owns 3,327 shares of the company’s stock valued at $557,000 after buying an additional 57 shares during the period. Finally, Colonial Trust Co SC grew its position in shares of RTX by 0.4% during the third quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC now owns 15,062 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,520,000 after buying an additional 57 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.50% of the company’s stock.

RTX Stock Down 1.8%

RTX stock opened at $194.53 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $261.84 billion, a PE ratio of 39.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 0.42. The company has a fifty day moving average of $201.12 and a 200-day moving average of $182.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 1.03. RTX Corporation has a one year low of $112.27 and a one year high of $214.50.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The company reported $1.55 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.47 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $24.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.65 billion. RTX had a return on equity of 13.08% and a net margin of 7.60%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 12.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.54 EPS. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.600-6.800 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 EPS for the current year.

RTX Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 19th. Investors of record on Friday, February 20th were paid a $0.68 dividend. This represents a $2.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 20th. RTX’s dividend payout ratio is presently 54.84%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have commented on RTX shares. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $235.00 price objective on shares of RTX in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Robert W. Baird set a $225.00 target price on shares of RTX in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of RTX in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Citigroup raised their price target on RTX from $227.00 to $238.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, DZ Bank downgraded RTX from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $202.00.

RTX News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks reports RTX is expanding missile capabilities and won an ~ $11.74 billion contract while investing in hypersonics and advanced systems — this strengthens backlog, defense revenue visibility and long‑term ordnance/missile positioning for RTX. Is RTX Expanding Missile Capabilities to Boost Defense Strength?
• Neutral Sentiment: Consumer/gaming headlines (discounts on Alienware laptops, RTX 50/5070/5090 GPU reviews, DLSS 4.5, Xbox mod stories) reference NVIDIA’s “RTX” graphics brand and do not materially affect RTX Corporation’s aerospace & defense business; treat these as noise for RTX investors. $300 off! Alienware’s Intel Core 7 + RTX 5060 laptop
• Neutral Sentiment: DLSS 4.5 / RTX 50-series performance and other GPU product stories are important for NVIDIA’s business but unrelated to RTX Corp.’s financials and contracts. DLSS 4.5 arrives March 31
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks notes the stock “slides as the market rises,” reflecting short‑term underperformance and profit‑taking despite the defense wins. Technical pressure (trading below the 50‑day moving average) and a relatively high valuation may be amplifying the pullback. RTX Stock Slides as Market Rises

Insider Activity

In other RTX news, insider Shane G. Eddy sold 17,527 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $199.16, for a total transaction of $3,490,677.32. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Dantaya M. Williams sold 12,713 shares of RTX stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $202.83, for a total value of $2,578,577.79. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 16,749 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,397,199.67. This represents a 43.15% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 89,255 shares of company stock worth $18,151,956 in the last three months. Company insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

RTX Company Profile

RTX (NYSE: RTX) is a U.S.-based aerospace and defense company that designs, manufactures and services advanced systems for commercial, military and governmental customers worldwide. The company was created through the 2020 combination of Raytheon Company and United Technologies Corporation and later adopted the RTX name, positioning itself as a diversified provider across the aerospace and defense value chain.

RTX’s operations span a broad set of capabilities. Its commercial aerospace businesses include Pratt & Whitney aircraft engines and Collins Aerospace systems, which supply propulsion, avionics, aerostructures, interiors and integrated aircraft systems.